bouquet garni

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French bouquet garni (literally garnished bouquet).

Noun

bouquet garni (plural bouquets garnis)

  1. A bundled mixture of herbs or dried herbs used as a flavouring for stews, soups, and sauces.
    • 2010, Ruth Lively, Cooking from the Garden, Taunton Press, →ISBN, page 117:
      In the past, the bouquet garni was a prescribed mixture of thyme, bay leaf, and parsley. But thankfully the traditional formula has changed as cooking methods have become less regimented.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bu.kɛ ɡaʁ.ni/
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Noun

bouquet garni m (plural bouquets garnis)

  1. bouquet garni

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